21 February 2009

Lake Chilika


Recently I took a dawn boat ride on Lake Chilika, an important migratory bird sanctuary in Orissa. The morning was still, warm and beautiful as the fishermen plied the brakish water, seeing where the fish might be running, casting their nets in hope. In the middle of the lake, whole flocks of siberian ducks and flamingos were restocking their bellies for the homeward journey. I've never been a bird man, but as a non-believer, this was pure magic.

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